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Entries for January, 2010 in Learning in Freedom
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By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom
What do you think would happen if we moved away from the traditional grading scale or stopped assigning grades altogether? At one time the idea would have offended me but now it makes perfect sense. I don't keep grades or ...
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Got Late Readers? (thoughts and a link)
By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom
What would happen if we were more patient with children who were not reading "on time?" What if we allowed a few extra years before we began formal reading instruction? I'm a lasagna baker and not a neurologist or reading ...
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Sir Ken on Education Reform (video)
By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom
I updated this post to include the other video. I don't know if you guys have heard of Sir Ken Robinson or not. He wrote "The Element" and "Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative." This video was retweeted ...
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Speaking of "Talking Back" (link)
By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom
I thought of you guys when I saw this article flying around on Twitter. A Facebook Movement, Against Mom and Dad As for THIS teen who started an internet protest against her grounding I thought it was brilliant and creative! ...
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By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom
...who is a Cowboy fan! My hubby was born in Minnesota but he is a die hard Dallas Cowboy fan. He has a southern accent too because he spent some time in North Carolina. It's wild because though I was ...
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By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom
I've talked about free schools before in my blog. I don't remember if I shared an example of one or not. This is one of my favorite articles. No locals ever seem happy with or interested in the idea of ...
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Gaming for School (another cool math site)
By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom
I knew my eight year old was finished with his "school" when he shouted across the house, "I beat Billy F. two times already and I'm ranked ninth in the world!" This was a big deal. Billy F. had over ...
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By Rebecca in Learning in Freedom
No, I'm not going rogue on you and getting political. Today's date is an example of a palindrome. Pretty cool, huh? I didn't realize that until a teacher over on Twitter tweeted that fact. But, what a good reminder to ...